Men's Soccer Southern Conference

Mercer?s Bagrou Named SoCon Player of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer forward Will Bagrou has been named the Southern Conference men’s soccer player of the week for all competition from Oct. 6-12. The selection is made by the league office.

Bagrou posted six points on two goals and two assists to help the Bears to a 2-0 week as Mercer strengthened its hold on the top spot in the SoCon standings.

The freshman from Dacula, Ga., got his week started by scoring Mercer’s first two goals in a 3-2 win over UNCG on Oct. 7. Bagrou scored in the 12th minute to tie the game at 1 and then again in the 42nd to give the Bears a 2-1 halftime lead.

Bagrou followed that up with two assists in Mercer’s 3-0 win over No. 24 Furman on Saturday. With the game scoreless in the late stages, Bagrou found Carson Brooks twice in a span of 10:05 to help the Bears to the upset. Bagrou set up the game-winner in the 73rd minute and assisted on an insurance goal in the 83rd that made the score 3-0.

For the season, Bagrou ranks in the top four in the SoCon in points (fourth, 13), goals (third, five) and assists (third, three).

Mercer (8-4-0, 4-0-0 SoCon) will take on second-place Wofford (7-4-0, 3-1-0 SoCon) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Spartanburg, S.C., in a battle of the top two teams in the standings.

Also nominated: Matthew Aurednik (Wofford).

2014 SoCon Men’s Soccer Players of the Week
Sept. 2     Joao Ramalho, ETSU
Sept. 9     Lewis Hawke, Furman
Sept. 16   Lewis Hawke, Furman
Sept. 23   Jorge De Gyves, ETSU
Sept. 30   Matthew Aurednik, Wofford
Oct. 7      William Pyle, UNCG
Oct. 14    Will Bagrou, Mercer

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